Spatio-temporal investigation of the 1918 influenza pandemic in military populations indicates two different viruses

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 760, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Shanks, G D ^a,b   Milinovich, G J ^b   Waller, M ^b   Clements, A C A ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infectious disease epidemiology; influenza; virology (human) and epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BELGIUM; BRITISH ARMY; DEATH; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; POSTHUMOUS CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOLDIER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ARMY; GENETICS; HISTORY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMIC; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WAR;

FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEW YORK; PANDEMICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VERMONT; WAR;

EID: 84911392232     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002805     Document Type: Review

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